If you look at the previous post you will see that there is a shelf above the sunflower quilt in our entrance. LindaJ spotted some items up there and was curious to know what they were. So, here is a closer look.
The first two items belonged to my husband’s great-grandfather. They are woodworking tools used to plane lumber. They are made from wood and are well worn.
The next item is an old scale, confiscated from a discard pile somewhere. This was not an item passed down through our families–just interesting and old.
The next two items are from my grandfather and are irons. I have tipped the one on the left on its side so you can get a view from the top. These irons were used before electricity and were heated up on the old wood stoves of the day then applied to clothing to remove wrinkles.
This is a metal crayon box. This came from my great aunt Eva who was a school teacher.
This bell was from my grandmother who was also a school teacher. This is what the teachers in the small one room schools on the prairies rang to let the students know it was time for class.
My husband and I enjoy old things, aka antiques. I don’t like just any old things, I prefer old things that belonged to members of my family. I currently seem to be the only one in my family who really enjoys this old stuff so I have become the curator of the family museum. I often end up with items that someone feels should be preserved, but which that person does not want to store. I don’t mind, it makes for an interesting home.
